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Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD

(986 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

105 S Willow Avenue
Cookeville, TN 38501

(931) 526-9518

Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD is an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD is affiliated with Ascension, Ascension Saint Thomas Dekalb and Tier 1 Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Institute.

Office Locations

105 S Willow Avenue
Cookeville, TN 38501

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

joint X-ray

In 2023, Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD performed more joint X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Top 10%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Top 25%

By Volume:

wrist X-ray

In 2012, Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD performed more wrist X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	383
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	1144
excision	14
fracture surgery	14
hip imaging	165
hospital care	59
injections	406
inpatient care	59
joint surgery	77
lower extremity surgery	57
minimally invasive procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	602
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	50
pelvic imaging	27
reconstructive surgery	43
spinal procedures	19
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	84
X-rays	670

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	469
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	1119
fracture surgery	25
hip imaging	192
hospital care	62
injections	494
inpatient care	62
joint surgery	63
lower extremity surgery	76
musculoskeletal imaging	625
nerve procedures	25
open surgery	48
pelvic imaging	28
reconstructive surgery	63
spinal procedures	27
upper extremity surgery	36
X-rays	721

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	789
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	411
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	70
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	463
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	1087
excision	12
fracture surgery	28
hip imaging	216
hospital care	41
injections	484
inpatient care	41
joint surgery	83
lower extremity surgery	85
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	638
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	57
reconstructive surgery	71
spinal procedures	54
upper extremity surgery	55
X-rays	716

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	321
Female	455

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	64
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	424
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	1038
fracture surgery	39
hip imaging	214
hospital care	57
injections	445
inpatient care	57
joint surgery	59
lower extremity surgery	82
musculoskeletal imaging	594
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	37
pelvic imaging	16
reconstructive surgery	59
spinal procedures	52
upper extremity surgery	21
X-rays	698

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	614
Female	936

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1524
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	784
From 75 to 84	478
85 and over	152
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN during 2016 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	485
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	1199
fracture surgery	30
hospital care	50
injections	538
inpatient care	50
joint surgery	67
lower extremity surgery	83
musculoskeletal imaging	451
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	30
pelvic imaging	15
reconstructive surgery	67
spinal procedures	50
tendon surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	42
X-rays	516

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	525

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	863
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	443
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	85
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN during 2017 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	562
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	1198
fracture surgery	30
hip imaging	14
hospital care	57
injections	595
inpatient care	57
joint surgery	59
lower extremity surgery	76
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	39
musculoskeletal imaging	509
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	32
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	59
spinal procedures	14
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	36
X-rays	497

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	477

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	792
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	81
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, injections, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	495
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	1008
excision	13
fracture surgery	19
hip imaging	18
hospital care	47
injections	518
inpatient care	47
joint surgery	66
lower extremity surgery	59
minimally invasive procedures	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	51
musculoskeletal imaging	525
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	32
reconstructive surgery	40
spinal procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	58
X-rays	487

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	682
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	71
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN during 2019 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	527
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	1104
fracture surgery	43
hip imaging	24
hospital care	66
injections	547
inpatient care	66
joint surgery	69
lower extremity surgery	95
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	62
musculoskeletal imaging	618
nerve procedures	31
open surgery	48
reconstructive surgery	69
spinal procedures	19
upper extremity surgery	31
X-rays	575

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	784
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	93
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN during 2020 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	490
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	949
fracture surgery	17
hip imaging	25
hospital care	32
injections	520
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	54
lower extremity surgery	60
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	67
musculoskeletal imaging	501
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	43
spinal procedures	21
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	455

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	410

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	674
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	70
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN during 2021 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	516
doctor visit	857
hip imaging	13
hospital care	18
injections	538
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	27
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	45
musculoskeletal imaging	466
reconstructive surgery	27
spinal procedures	18
X-rays	439

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	648
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	66
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN during 2022 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	503
doctor visit	798
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	22
injections	524
inpatient care	22
joint surgery	69
lower extremity surgery	82
musculoskeletal imaging	520
reconstructive surgery	69
X-rays	520

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	642
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	63
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cookeville, TN were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

aspiration	483
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	1045
excision	13
fracture surgery	25
hip imaging	97
hospital care	46
injections	509
inpatient care	46
joint surgery	63
lower extremity surgery	71
minimally invasive procedures	20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	52
musculoskeletal imaging	549
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	38
pelvic imaging	19
reconstructive surgery	55
spinal procedures	28
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	42
X-rays	572

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	672
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	242
85 and over	74
Less than 65	65
65 to 74	376

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is certified by the The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Board Certification: The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ascension

Ascension Saint Thomas Dekalb

Tier 1 Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Institute

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 986 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Cookeville, TN.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John M. Turnbull, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,930 Orthopaedics $865	ACTIS $714	Velys $149	CORAIL $91	ORTHOVISC $71	Other $39
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$862 AQUAMANTYS $862
Stryker Corporation	$538 1788 $165	1688 $116	AFFINITI CORTILOC $70	BONE SUBSTITUTES BIOLOGICS $47	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $42	Other $97
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$318 Healicoil $174	LENS 4K $80	TRIGEN InterTAN $20	RENASYS GO v2 HOME $18	PICO 7 $13	Other $13
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$226 Exparel $208	Zilretta $18
Other	$1,587 Zilretta $290	ELIQUIS $136	EUFLEXXA $85	V-Loc 180 $70	CELEBREX $53	Other $954

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,403
Travel and Lodging	$2,041
Education	$18

Biography

Dr. John Turnbull practices orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Cookeville, TN. Dr. Turnbull attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. He is affiliated with Ascension.

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